Francisco Zúñiga

Costa Rican · 1912–1998 · Painter, Printmaker

José Jesús Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría was a Costa Rican-born Mexican artist, known both for his painting and his sculpture. Journalist Fernando González Gortázar lists Zúñiga… (Wikipedia)

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Tres mujeres caminandoMorton Subastas · May 2026MX$4,900,000≈ $282,583≈ £210,459≈ €242,686Sign up to see
Desnudo de ancianaPhillips · May 2022$59,850≈ £48,181≈ €56,865Sign up to see
Mujer sentada con rebozo - oranteBonhams · May 2009$30,500≈ £20,522≈ €23,066Sign up to see

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Mujer peinándose, 1974
Sculpture
10 7/16 x 8 1/16 x 6 1/8in (26.5 x 20.5 x 15.5cm)
Bonhams · May 4, 2009 · Lot 8147
$18,300≈ £12,313≈ €13,840Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
Mujer sentada en profil, 1977
Drawing
54,7 : 75 cm (21,5 : 29,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 29, 2009 · Lot 1073
€4,636≈ $6,150≈ £4,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Familia Indígena II, 1980
Lithograph
56 : 79,8 cm (22 : 31,4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 29, 2009 · Lot 1074
€1,098≈ $1,457≈ £987Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Juchitecas platicando, 1985
Lithograph
57,2 : 75,6 cm (22,5 : 29,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 29, 2009 · Lot 1075
€1,342≈ $1,780≈ £1,206Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,400–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Mujer sentada, 1973
Pastel · Paper
24 x 19in (61 x 48.2cm)
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2008 · Lot 182
$6,900≈ £4,592≈ €5,453Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
Tres mujeres, 1978
Pastel · Paper
sight 19 5/8 x 27 5/8in (50 x 70cm)
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2008 · Lot 184
$4,800≈ £3,194≈ €3,794Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Dos mujeres con rebozos, 1968
Drawing · Paper
25 1/2 x 19 3/4in (65 x 50cm)
Bonhams · May 5, 2008 · Lot 163
$6,000≈ £3,047≈ €3,881Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Desnudo sentado, 1966
Drawing
50 x 65 cm ( 19,6 x 25,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 5, 2007 · Lot 428
€8,400≈ $12,365≈ £6,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Mujer de Yueatan and Grupo de Mujeres Sentadas (2)
1972 and 1973
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 182
$2,280≈ £1,147≈ €1,697Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Torso Study, 1977
Drawing · Paper
sight 24 1/2 x 19in (62.2 x 48.2cm)
Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 37
$6,600≈ £3,344≈ €4,906Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗

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Lots by Francisco Zúñiga that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Francisco Zúñiga signature

275 catalogued lots by Francisco Zúñiga record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (45% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right27
lower left24
on the reverse3
on the base3
along the bottom2
in the margin1

Form

signed128
signed and dated106
signed in pencil40
monogrammed1

Incised with the artist's signature and date "ZUNIGA 1978" on the reverse of the right figure; incised with the artist's signature "Zuniga" on the lower edge of — Dos mujeres sentada, Phillips, Sep 26, 2026
Incised with the artist's signature, foundry and date "ZUÑIGA 1971 FUND MOISES DEL AGUILA" lower left of left side — Soledad Sentada, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
Signed and dated on the lower right: Zúniga 1979 — Desnudo, im Kinsky, Feb 26, 2019

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About Francisco Zúñiga

José Jesús Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría was a Costa Rican-born Mexican artist, known both for his painting and his sculpture. Journalist Fernando González Gortázar lists Zúñiga as one of the 100 most notable Mexicans of the 20th century, while the Encyclopædia Britannica calls him "perhaps the best sculptor" of the Mexican political modern style.

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